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(B.A.I.  Order  259.) 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture; 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  INSPECTION  AND  QUARANTINE 
OF  HORSES,  CATTLE,  SHEEP,  SWINE,  AND  OTHER 
ANIMALS  IMPORTED  INTO  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

Effective  May  1,  1918. 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary, 
District  of  Columbia,  April  23+1918. 
Under  authority  of  sections  7,  8,  and  10  of  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved August  30, 1890,  entitled  "  An  act  providing  for  an  inspection 
of  meats  for  exportation,  prohibiting  the  importation  of  adulterated 
articles  of  food  or  drink,  and  authorizing  the  President  to  make 
proclamation  in  certain  cases,  and  for  other  purposes"  (26  Stat., 
414)  ;  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  February  2, 1903,  entitled  "  An 
act  to  enable  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  more  effectually  sup- 
press and  prevent  the  spread  of  contagious  and  infectious  diseases 
of  live  stock,  and  for  other  purposes"  (32  Stat.,  791) ;  and  of  the 
act  of  Congress  approved  March  4,  1911,  entitled  "  An  act  making 
appropriations  for  the  Department  of  Agriculture  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  June  30,  1912"  (38  Stat,  1240),  the  following  regulations, 
which  for  the  purpose  of  identification  are  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Or- 
der 259,  are  issued,  superseding  previous  regulations  on  the  same  sub- 
ject, known  and  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  209,  and  all  amend- 
ments thereto,  and  shall  become  and  be  effective  May  1,  1918. 

D.  F.  Houston, 

Secretary. 
Approved : 

L.  S.  Rowe, 

Acting  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

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GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

PORTS  OF  IMPORT  AND  QUARANTINE  AND  INSPECTION 

STATIONS. 

Regulation  1. — Paragraph  1.  With  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  the  following-named  ports,  subports,  and  customs  sta- 
tions are  hereby  designated  as  quarantine  stations,  and  all  horses, 
cattle,  sheep,  and  other  ruminants,  and  swine  imported  into  the 
United  States  and  which  are  subject  to  both  quarantine  and  inspec- 
tion must  be  entered  through  said  stations,  viz :  On  the  Atlantic  sea- 
board :  Boston,  Mass. ;  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  and  Baltimore,  Md.  On  the 
Pacific  seaboard :  San  Francisco,  Los  Angeles,  and  San  Diego,  Cal. ; 
and  Port  Townsend  and  Blaine,  Wash.  Along  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween the  United  States  and  Mexico :  Campo  and  Calexico,  Cal. ;  Xo- 
gales,  Ariz. ;  El  Paso,  Eagle  Pass,  Laredo,  Rio  Grande  City,  Edin- 
burg,  and  Brownsville,  Tex.  Along  the  border  or  boundary  line  be- 
tween the  United  States  and  Canada :  Vanceboro,  Houlton,  Van 
Buren,  Fort  Fairfield,  Calais,  Limestone,  Mars  Hill,  Fort  Kent, 
Frenchville,  and  Moose  River  (Jackman),  Me. ;  Beecher  Falls,  Island 
Pond,  Newport,  Richf ord,  St.  Albans,  and  East  Alburg,  Vt. ;  Rouses 
Point,  Hogansburg,  Massena,  Ogdensburg,  Cape  Vincent,  Clayton, 
Charlotfe,  Niagara  Falls,  and  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  Detroit,  Port  Huron, 
and  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Mich. ;  Sumas  and  Spokane,  Wash. ;  and  Pem- 
bina, N.  Dak. 

Paragraph  2.  The  following-named  stations  are  designated  for  the 
entry  of  animals  which  are  subject  to  inspection,  but  not  to  quaran- 
tine, viz :  Eastport,  Me. ;  Derby  Line,  North  Troy,  Alburg,  and  Swan- 
ton,  Vt. ;  Mooers  Junction,  Chateaugay,  Fort  Covington,  Malone, 
Waddington,  Morristown,  Lisbon,  and  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y. ; 
Seattle,  Wash. ;  Portland,  Oreg. ;  Jacksonville  and  Tampa,  Fla. ;  New 
Orleans,  La.;  and  Galveston,  Texas  City,  and  Port  Arthur,  Tex. 
Other  stations  may  be  designated  in  special  cases  by  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry  with  the  concurrence  of  the  Customs. 

DEFINITIONS. 

Regulation  2.  Whenever  in  these  regulations  the  following  words, 
names,  or  terms  are  used  they  shall  be  construed,  respectively,  to 
mean: 

Animals.  Horses,  asses,  mules,  cattle,  sheep,  and  other  ruminants, 
swine,  and  collie,  shepherd,  or  sheep  dogs,  and  it  may  include,  when 
so  ordered  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  any 
domestic  or  other  kind  of  animal  which  may  be  offered  for  impor- 
tation. 

Horses.  Horses,  mules,  and  asses. 


Ruminants.  All  animals  which  chew  the  cud,  or  regurgitate  a  por- 
tion of  their  food  for  a  second  mastication  before  finally  swallowing 
it,  such  as  cattle,  sheep,  goats,  deer,  antelopes  of  all  varieties,  camels, 
dromedaries,  alpacas,  llamas,  giraffes,  and  buffaloes  of  various  kinds. 

Cattle.  Domestic  animals  of  the  bovine  species,  including  bisons 
and  various  kinds  of  buffaloes. 

Other  ruminants.  All  animals  defined  above  under  "  Ruminants," 
except  such  as  are  embraced  in  the  foregoing  definition  for  "  Cattle." 

Swine.  The  domestic  hog,  the  wart  hog,  the  water  hog,  and  other 
varieties  of  wild  hogs  prized  by  owners  of  menageries  and  zoological 
collections. 

Contagious  diseases.  Glanders  and  farcy,  dourine,  distemper  or 
strangles,  epizootic  lymphangitis,  anthrax,  contagious  pleuropneu- 
monia, splenetic  or  Texas  fever,  tuberculosis,  foot-and-mouth  disease, 
rinderpest,  surra,  variola,  foot  rot,  scabies,  hog  cholera,  swine  plague, 
swine  erysipelas,  and  other  contagious  or  infectious  diseases  of  cattle, 
sheep,  or  other  ruminants,  and  swine. 

Cattle  ticks.  Cattle  ticks  that  are  carriers  of  the  infection  of  sple- 
netic, southern,  or  Texas  fever. 

Inspector.  The  word  "  inspector,"  unqualified,  shall  mean  the  vet- 
erinary inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  in  charge  of  the 
quarantine  station. 

HORSES  AND  ACCOMPANYING  FORAGE. 

Regulation  3. — Paragraph  1.  All  horses  imported  into  the  United 
States  from  any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North 
America  and  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  6  of  this  regulation 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  from  a  duly  qualified  veterina- 
rian giving  a  description  and  the  distinctive  markings  of  each  animal, 
the  name  and  address  of  the  exporter,  the  proposed  date  of  exporta- 
tion, the  proposed  port  of  shipment,  the  name  and  address  of  the 
consignee  in  the  United  States,  and  stating  that  the  horse  or  horses 
to  be  exported  have  received  a  careful  veterinary  examination,  and 
are  apparently  in  good  health  and  free  from  dourine  and  any  other 
disease  contagious  to  horses. 

Paragraph  2.  All  horses  imported  into  the  United  States  from  any 
part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North  America  and  except 
as  provided  in  paragraph  6  of  this  regulation  shall  also  be  accom- 
panied by  an  affidavit  of  the  owner  or  owners,  or  person  or  persons  in 
charge  of  the  horse  or  horses  for  the  six  months  preceding  the  date 
of  their  shipment,  to  the  effect  that  during  that  period  the  animal  or 
animals  have  not  been  exposed  to  any  disease  contagious  to  horses, 
and  that  during  the  six  weeks  immediately  preceding  shipment  the 


said  animal  or  animals  have  been  continuously  located  in  the  district 
whence  moved  for  exportation,  and  indicating  the  localities  in  which 
the  said  animal  or  animals  have  been  located  during  the  period  of  one 
year  preceding  the  date  of  shipment;  also  by  an  affidavit  from  the  im- 
porter, or  his  agent  supervising  the  shipment,  to  the  effect  that  in 
transportation  the  animal  or  animals  have  not  been  exposed  to  any 
disease  contagious  to  horses  or  animals  of  their  kind,  and  that  they 
have  been  transported  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars  or  vessels  direct 
from  the  farm  or  place  at  which  they  were  purchased. 

Paragraph  3.  All  horses  imported  into  the  United  States  from  ^f 

any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North  America  and  ex- 
cept as  provided  in  paragraph  6  of  this  regulation  shall  also  be  ac-  A 
companied  by  a  certificate  furnished  by  the  minister  of  agriculture, 
or  other  competent  authority  of  the  Government,  to  the  effect  that, 
in  so  far  as  it  has  been  possible  to  ascertain,  no  case  of  dourine,  glan- 
ders, farcy,  epizootic  lymphangitis,  or  mange  has  occurred  in  the 
locality  or  localities  where  the  horse  or  horses  have  been  located 
within  the  preceding  12  months,  and  that  a  declaration  has  been 
received  from  the  owner  or  owners  or  person  or  persons  in  charge 
of  the  horse  or  horses  that  the  animal  or  animals  have  not  been  ex- 
posed to  any  disease  contagious  to  horses  during  the  preceding  six 
months,  and  that  during  the  six  weeks  immediately  proceeding  ship- 
ment the  horse  or  horses  have  been  continuously  located  in  the  dis- 
trict whence  moved  for  exportation. 

Paragraph  4.  All  horses  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
any  part  of  the  world  shall  be  required  to  pass  a  veterinary  inspec- 
tion at  the  port  of  entry  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry.  Such  inspector  shall  not  allow  the  landing  of  any  hay, 
straw,  or  forage  which  accompany  shipments  of  horses  from  any 
country  on  the  Continent  of  Europe  until  it  has  been  disinfected  as 
the  inspector  may  prescribe.  In  case  the  inspector  finds  horses  af- 
fected with  any  contagious  disease  he  shall  isolate  them  and  imme- 
diately report  the  fact  to  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, who  may  refuse  to  allow  the  landing  of  the  horses  so  diseased. 
When  horses  imported  from  a  country  of  continental  Europe  from 
which  entry  of  hay  is  permitted  arrive  in  a  healthy  condition  and  no 
disease  is  discoverable,  the  hay,  straw,  or  other  forage  from  such 
country  may  remain  on  board  the  ship  and  be  returned.  This  forage 
may  be  used  without  disinfection  in  the  feeding  of  animals  exported 
on  the  same  ship,  provided  it  is  accompanied  by  a  certificate  issued 
by  the  proper  Government  officer  of  such  country,  as  required  by  the 
regulations  of  this  department  for  the  importation  of  hay  and  straw 
from  continental  Europe,  and  there  are  no  indications  that  it  is  in- 
fected ;  but  if  the  forage  is  considered  to  be  infected  the  fact  must 


be  reported  to  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  who 
will  direct  the  disposition  to  be  made  thereof. 

Paragraph  5.  All  horses  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North  America  shall 
be  subject  to  quarantine  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry, who  may  order  the  quarantine  of  such  horse  or  horses  at 
the  port  of  entry  in  a  stable  approved  by  the  inspector  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  at  said  port  and  under  his  supervision,  at  the 
expense  of  the  owner,  such  horse  or  horses  to  be  subject  to  such  in- 
spections, blood  tests,  or  other  tests  as  may  be  required  to  determine 
whether  they  are  free  from  disease. 

Paragraph  6.  The  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  may 
permit  the  importation  of  horses  when  unaccompanied  by  any  of 
the  certificates  and  affidavits  required  by  this  regulation  subject  to 
quarantine,  blood  test  or  other  tests  as  he  shall  direct. 

CERTIFICATE  FOR  RUMINANTS. 

Regulation  4.  All  ruminants  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
any  part  of  the  world  except  Canada,  Mexico,  and  the  other  coun- 
tries of  North  America  below  the  southern  cattle  quarantine  line, 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  from  the  local  authority  of  the 
district  in  which  the  said  animals  have  been  continuously  located  for 
six  months  next  preceding  the  date  of  shipment,  stating  that  no 
tuberculosis  has  existed  on  the  premises  and  no  contagious  pleuro- 
pneumonia, foot-and-mouth  disease,  anthrax,  rinderpest,  or  any  other 
disease  contagious  to  cattle,  except  tuberculosis,  has  existed  in  said 
district  for  six  months  preceding. 

RUMINANTS  AND  SWINE  FROM  CONTINENTAL  EUROPE. 

Regulation  5.  Ruminants  and  swine  from  a  country  of  continental 
Europe  will  not  be  eligible  for  entry  into  the  United  States  if  shipped 
through  or  landed  at  any  other  port  in  continental  Europe  except 
as  may  be  designated  in  the  permits  required  by  Regulation  11. 

CERTIFICATE  FOR  SWINE. 

Regulation  6. — All  swine  imported  into  the  United  States  from  any 
part  of  the  world  except  Canada,  Mexico,  and  the  other  countries  of 
North  America  below  the  southern  cattle  quarantine  line  shall  be 
accompanied  by  a  certificate  similar  to  the  one  required  for  cattle, 
sheep,  and  other  ruminants,  but  relating  to  the  existence  of  foot-and- 
mouth  disease,  hog  cholera,  swine  plague,  and  erysipelas. 


AFFIDAVITS  FOR  RUMINANTS  AND  SWINE. 

Regulation  7. — All  ruminants  and  swine  imported  into  the  United 
States  from  any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North 
America  shall  also  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  of  the  owner 
stating  that  said  animals  have  been  continuously  located  in  the  dis- 
trict whence  shipped  for  six  months  next  preceding  the  date  of  ship- 
ment, that  no  contagious  disease  affecting  the  species  of  animals  im- 
ported has  existed  among  them  nor  among  any  animals  of  their  kind 
with  which  they  have  come  in  contact  for  six  months  last  past,  and 
that  no  inoculation  has  been  practiced  among  said  animals  during  the 
preceding  year;  also  by  an  affidavit  from  the  importer  or  his  agent 
supervising  the  shipment,  stating  that  they  have  not  passed  through 
any  district  infected  with  contagious  diseases  affecting  said  kind  of 
animals,  that  they  have  not  been  exposed  in  any  possible  manner  to 
the  contagion  of  any  of  said  contagious  diseases,  and  that  the  ani- 
mals, when  not  trailed  or  driven,  have  been  shipped  in  clean  and  dis- 
infected cars  and  vessels  direct  from  the  farm  where  purchased. 

PRESENTATION  OF  PAPERS  TO  COLLECTOR  OF  CUSTOMS. 

Regulation  8. — The  certificates  and  affidavits  required  by  these  regu- 
lations must  accompany  the  animals  and  be  presented  to  the  collector 
of  customs  at  the  port  of  entry  and  be  by  him  delivered  to  the  inspec- 
tor at  the  port  of  entry  in  order  to  allow  the  animals  to  be  imported 
into  the  United  States. 

PERIOD   OF  QUARANTINE. 

Regulation  9. — All  cattle  imported  into  the  United  States  from  any 
part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North  America,  Great  Brit- 
ain, Ireland,  and  the  Channel  Islands  shall  be  subject  to  a  quarantine 
of  not  less  than  90  days,  counting  from  the  date  of  shipment,  this  date 
of  shipment  to  be  the  date  of  clearance  of  the  vessel  bringing  the  ani- 
mals to  the  United  States.  Sheep  and  other  ruminants  and  swine 
from  any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North  America 
shall  be  subject  to  a  quarantine  of  not  less  than  15  days,  counting 
from  the  date  of  arrival  at  the  quarantine  station :  Provided,  That 
cattle  and  sheep  imported  for  immediate  slaughter  at  the  port  of 
landing  may  be  imported  without  quarantine,  but  shall  be  subject  to 
such  restrictions  as  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
after  causing  an  inspection  to  be  made,  may  consider  necessary  in 
each  case  for  guarding  the  domestic  animals  of  the  United  States 
from  contagion :  Provided  further,  That  the  period  of  quarantine  for 
cattle  imported  from  Great  Britain,  Ireland,  and  the  Channel  Islands 
shall  be  not  less  than  30  days,  counting  from  the  date  of  arrival  at 
the  quarantine  station. 


TUBERCULIN  TEST  FOR  CATTLE. 

Regulation  10. — All  cattle  6  months  old  or  over  imported  into  the 
United  States  from  Great  Britain,  Ireland,  and  the  Channel  Islands, 
and  which  are  subject  to  quarantine,  shall  be  tested  with  tuberculin 
by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  either  before  being 
shipped  or  after  arrival  at  the  animal  quarantine  station  at  the  port 
of  entry ;  and,  when  considered  necessary,  a  subsequent  tuberculin  test 
of  imported  cattle  shall  be  made  during  the  last  two  weeks  of  their 
quarantine  period.  Cattle  from  countries  not  otherwise  provided  for 
shall  be  tested  in  the  said  quarantine  stations.  All  cattle  so  tested 
which  show  a  reaction  shall  be  prohibited  from  entry  into  the  United 
States,  or  be  disposed  of  as  provided  in  Regulation  16  of  these  regu- 
lations. Persons  desiring  animals  tested  abroad  should  address  the 
inspector  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  care  of 
United  States  consul's  office,  London,  England. 

PERMITS  FOR  IMPORT  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  11. — Any  person  contemplating  the  importation  of  cat- 
tle, sheep,  and  other  ruminants,  and  swine,  from  any  part  of  the  world 
except  Canada  and  Mexico  must  first  obtain  from  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  two  permits,  one  stating  the  number  and  kind  of  animals 
to  be  imported,  the  port,  and  probable  date  of  shipment,  which  will  on 
presentation  to  the  American  consul  at  the  said  port  of  shipment 
entitle  them  to  a  clearance ;  the  other  stating  the  port  at  which  said 
animals  are  to  be  landed  and  quarantined,  and  the  approximate  date 
of  their  arrival,  and  this  will  assure  their  reception  at  the  port  and 
quarantine  station  on  the  date  prescribed  for  their  arrival  or  at  any 
time  during  three  weeks  immediately  following,  after  which  the  per- 
mit will  be  void.  These  permits  shall  in  no  case  be  available  at  any 
port  other  than  the  one  mentioned  therein.  Permits  must  be  in  the 
name  of  the  owner  of  or  agent  for  each  separate  lot  of  animals.  Per- 
mits will  be  issued  to  quarantine  at  such  port  as  the  importer  may 
elect,  so  far  as  facilities  exist  at  such  port,  but  in  no  case  will  permits 
for  importation  at  any  port  be  granted  in  excess  of  the  accommoda- 
tions of  the  Government  quarantine  station  at  such  port. 

PAPERS  BY  UNITED  STATES  CONSULS. 

Regulation  12. — United  States  consuls  should  give  clearance  papers 
or  certificates  for  animals  from  their  districts  intended  for  exportation 
to  the  United  States  only  upon  presentation  of  permits  as  provided  in 
Eegulation  11,  with  dates  of  probable  arrival  and  destination  corre- 
sponding with  said  permits  and  in  no  case  for  a  number  in  excess  of 


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that  mentioned  therein.  When  such  shipments  originate  in  the  in- 
terior of  a  foreign  country  these  permits  should  be  submitted  to  the 
consul  of  that  district,  and  through  the  forwarding  agent  to  the  consul 
at  the  port  of  embarkation. 

COLLIE,  SHEPHERD,  OR  SHEEP  DOGS. 

Regulation  13. — Paragraph  1.  All  dogs  imported  into  the  United 
States  from  any  part  of  the  world  except  the  countries  of  North 
America  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  and  any  such  animal  or  animals,  except  the  smaller 
breeds  classed  as  house  dogs,  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  inspector, 
be  handled  as  herein  prescribed  for  collie,  shepherd,  or  sheep  dogs. 

Paragraph  2.  All  collie,  shepherd,  or  sheep  dogs  from  any  foreign 
country  except  the  countries  of  North  America  shall  be  subject  to 
quarantine  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  two  weeks,  or  until  it  can  be  de- 
termined by  inspection  or  examination  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  as  to  whether  such  dogs  are  the  hosts  of  the  tape- 
worm (Tcenia  ccenurus).  In  the  event  it  is  found  by  such  inspection 
or  examination  that  such  animals  are  so  infected,  they  must  be  medi- 
cally treated  under  the  supervision  of  an  inspector  of  the  bureau,  and 
held  in  quarantine  until  it  can  be  definitely  determined  that  they  are 
free  from  such  infection  or  the  infection  of  other  communicable  dis- 
ease, before  being  allowed  to  be  imported  into  the  United  States  or  to 
mingle  with  sheep  or  other  live  stock  in  the  United  States.  The  col- 
lector of  customs  at  the  port  of  entry  will  notify  the  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  the  arrival  of  any  dog  or  dogs. 

Paragraph  3.  The  ports  of  entry  for  collie  (shepherd,  or  sheep 
dogs)  are  limited  to  the  ports  designated  in  Regulation  1,  para- 
graph 1. 

INSPECTION. 

Regulation  14. — All  animals  imported  into  the  United  States  and 
which  are  subject  to  inspection  shall  be  carefully  inspected  by  an  in- 
spector of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  all  animals  found  to 
be  free  from  disease  and  not  to  have  been  exposed  to  any  contagious 
disease  shall  be  admitted  into  the  United  States,  subject  to  the  quar- 
antine required  by  Regulation  9,  except  in  cases  otherwise  provided 
for  in  these  regulations. 

QUARANTINE  RELEASE. 

Regulation  15. — A  release  from  quarantine  will  be  given  to  each 
owner  for  the  number  and  kind  of  animals  belonging  to  him  which 
are  discharged  from  quarantine,  and  this  release  will  be  a  certificate 
of  fulfillment  of  quarantine  regulations.     In  case  an  importation 


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of  animals  is  owned  by  more  than  one  person  a  release  will  be  issued 
to  each  owner  or  agent  covering  the  animals  which  belong  to  him. 

DISPOSAL  OF  DISEASED  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  16. — Whenever  any  animal  on  arrival  at  the  port  of 
entry  or  in  the  quarantine  station  is  found  to  be  affected  with  a 
contagious  disease  or  to  have  been  exposed  to  such  disease,  said 
animal  and  all  animals  that  have  been  in  contact  with  or  exposed  to 
said  animal  shall  either  be  refused  landing  or  placed  in  special 
quarantine.  All  such  animals  found  to  be  so  diseased  or  exposed, 
either  on  arrival  at  port  of  entry  or  after  being  placed  in  quarantine, 
shall  be  at  once  reported  by  the  inspector  to  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry,  who  will  direct  whether  or  not  said  animal  or 
animals  shall  be  landed  and  quarantined,  and  as  to  whether  or  not 
said  animal  or  animals  shall  be  appraised  and  slaughtered,  as  pro- 
vided by  section  8  of  the  act  approved  August  30,  1890.  If  the  Chief 
of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  directs  that  such  animal  or  ani- 
mals shall  be  slaughtered,  the  slaughtering  shall  be  done  only  under 
the  supervision  of  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
and  such  animal  or  animals  shall  remain  in  quarantine  until  slaugh- 
tered in  accordance  with  this  regulation. 

DISINFECTION  OF  VESSELS. 

Regulation  17 — If  a  shipment  of  imported  animals  shall  prove  to  be 
infected  with  or  to  have  been  exposed  to  the  infection  of  disease, 
such  portions  of  the  cargo  or  the  vessel  on  which  they  arrive  as  have 
been  exposed  to  those  animals  or  their  emanations  shall  be  subjected, 
under  the  direction  of  the  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, to  disinfection  in  such  manner  as  may  be  considered  necessary  by 
said  inspector  before  the  shipment  can  be  landed.  In  all  cases  the 
parts  of  the  vessel  that  have  been  occupied  by  imported  animals 
shall  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  as  directed  by  and  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  inspector. 

ARTICLES  ACCOMPANYING  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  18. — No  litter,  fodder,  or  other  aliment,  nor  any  ropes, 
straps,  chains,  girths,  blankets,  poles,  buckets,  or  other  things  used 
for  or  about  the  animals,  and  no  manure  shall  be  landed  from  any 
vessel  excepting  under  such  regulations  as  the  inspector  shall 
prescribe. 

MOVEMENT  FROM  VESSEL  TO   QUARANTINE  STATION. 

Regulation  19. — On  moving  animals  from  the  ocean  steamer  to  the 
quarantine  grounds  they  shall  not  be  unnecessarily  moved  over  any 
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highways,  but  shall  be  placed  on  cars  at  the  wharves  or  removed  to 
the  cars  on  a  boat  which  is  not  used  for  convejdng  other  animals. 
If  such  boat  has  carried  animals  within  three  months  it  must  be  first 
cleaned  and  then  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of  the  inspector, 
and  after  the  conveyance  of  the  imported  animals  the  boat  shall  be 
disinfected  in  the  same  manner  before  it  may  be  again  used  for  the 
conveyance  of  animals.  When  movement  upon  or  across  the  public 
highway  is  unavoidable  in  the  transportation  of  animals  from  the 
place  of  landing  to  the  quarantine  grounds,  it  shall  be  under  such 
careful  supervision  and  restrictions  as  the  inspector  and  the  local 
authorities  may  direct. 

IMPORTATION   OF  PURE-BRED   ANIMALS   FOR   BREEDING 

PURPOSES. 

Regulation  20. — Importers  of  animals  which  are  subject  to  both  in- 
spection and  quarantine,  imported  for  breeding  purposes  and  in- 
tended to  be  entered  free  of  duty  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph 
397  of  the  Tariff  Act  of  October  3,  1913,  will  not  be  required  to  give 
the  bond  or  stipulation  for  the  production  of  registry  certificates, 
provided  for  by  the  customs  regulations,  until  the  end  of  the  quar- 
antine period,  in  order  that  they  may  avail  themselves  of  such 
period  to  procure  from  the  Department  of  Agriculture  the  required 
certificates  of  record  and  pedigree.  Such  animals  will  not,  however, 
be  released  from  quarantine  except  upon  notice  from  the  collector 
of  customs  that  all  requirements  of  the  customs  regulations  relative 
to  their  entry  have  been  complied  with  by  the  importer 

SPECIAL  PLATFORMS  AND   CHUTES. 

Regulation  21. — Platforms  and  chutes  used  for  loading  and  un- 
loading imported  animals  shall  be  reserved  for  such  animals  or  shall 
be  cleaned  and  disinfected  as  directed  by,  and  under  the  supervision 
of,  the  inspector  before  being  used  for  such  imported  animals. 

SPECIAL  CARS. 

Regulation  22. — The  railway  cars  used  in  the  transportation  of  ani- 
mals to  the  quarantine  grounds  shall  be  either  cars  reserved  for  this 
exclusive  use  or  box  cars  not  otherwise  employed  in  the  transporta- 
tion of  animals  or  their  fresh  products,  and  after  each  journey  with 
animals  to  the  quarantine  grounds  they  shall  be  disinfected  by 
thorough  cleansing  and  disinfection  under  the  direction  of  the 
inspector. 


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REQUIREMENTS  AT  QUARANTINE  STATIONS. 

ARRIVAL  OF  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  23. — "While  animals  are  arriving  at  the  quarantine  sta- 
tions or  leaving  them  all  quarantined  stock  in  the  yards  adjoining 
the  alleyways  through  which  they  must  pass  shall  be  rigidly  con- 
fined to  their  stables.  Animals  arriving  by  the  same  ship  may  be 
quarantined  together  in  one  yard  and  stable,  but  those  coming  on 
different  ships  shall  in  all  cases  be  placed  in  separate  yards. 

GATES  OF  STATION. 

Regulation  24. — The  gates  of  the  quarantine  stations  and  of  all 
yards  of  said  stations  shall  be  kept  locked  except  when  animals  are 
entering  or  leaving  quarantine. 

ANIMAL  ATTENDANTS. 

Regulation  25. — Paragraph  1.  The  attendants  on  animals  in  par- 
ticular yards  are  forbidden  to  enter  other  yards  and  buildings  unless 
such  are  occupied  by  stock  of  the  same  shipment  with  those  under 
their  special  care. 

Paragraph  2.  Attendants  will  be  required  to  wash  or  bathe  and  to 
change  their  clothing  and  shoes  or  disinfect  the  same,  when  leaving 
the  station  grounds  or  going  from  one  stable  to  another,  under  the 
supervision  or  direction  of  the  superintendent,  whenever  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  inspector  it  may  be  deemed  necessary  to  prevent  the 
possible  spread  of  disease. 

DOGS,  GATS,  ETC.,  PROHIBITED. 

Regulation  26. — Xo  dogs,  cats,  or  other  animals,  except  those  neces- 
sarily present,  shall  be  allowed  in  the  quarantine  grounds. 

RECORD  KEPT  BY  INSPECTOR. 

Regulation  27. — The  allotment  of  yards  shall  be  under  the  direction 
of  the  inspector,  who  shall  keep  a  register  of  animals  entered,  with 
description,  name  of  owner,  name  of  vessel  in  which  imported,  dates 
of  arrival  and  release,  and  other  important  particulars. 

WATER;  MANURE. 

Regulation  28. — The  inspector  shall  see  that  water  is  regularly  fur- 
nished to  the  stock.  Special  places  for  depositing  manure  from 
yards  and  stables  shall  be  provided,  and  no  manure  shall  be  removed 
from  the  quarantine  station  until  the  release  of  the  animals  produc- 
ing the  same. 


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DISPOSAL  OF  MILK. 

Regulation  29. — Milk  from  quarantined  animals  shall  not  be  used 
by  any  persons  other  than  those  in  charge  of  such  animals,  nor  fed 
to  any  other  animals  than  those  within  the  same  lot,  until  the  animals 
have  been  in  quarantine  at  least  10  days. 

FEED  AND  ATTENDANTS  TO  BE  PROVIDED  BY  OWNER. 

Regulation  30. — Feed  and  attendants  shall  be  provided  by  the 
owners  of  stock  quarantined,  and  each  owner  or  his  agent  shall  give 
satisfactory  assurance  to  the  inspector  at  the  time  of  admission  to 
quarantine  that  such  provision  will  be  made.  The  employees  of  such 
owners  shall  keep  the  sheds  and  yards  clean  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
inspector,  and  be  subject  to  the  rules  at  the  station.  If  for  any  cause 
the  owners  of  the  quarantined  stock  refuse  or  neglect  to  supply  feed 
and  attendants,  the  inspector  will  furnish  the  same.  The  feed  a»nd 
care  so  furnished  shaM  be  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  of  the  stock, 
and  the  charges  therefor  shall  be  a  lien  on  the  animals.  After  the 
expiration  of  one-third  of  the  quarantine  period,  if  payment  has 
not  been  made,  the  owners  of  the  animals  will  be  notified  by  the 
inspector  that  if  said  charges  be  not  immediately  paid,  or  satisfac- 
tory arrangements  made  for  the  payment,  the  inspector  will  sell  the 
stock  at  public  auction  at  the  expiration  of  the  period  of  quarantine 
to  pay  the  expense  of  feed  and  care  during  that  period.  Notice  of 
the  sale  will  be  published  once  a  week  for  two  weeks  in  a  newspaper 
published  in  the  county  where  the  station  is  located.  The  day  of 
sale  will  be  after  the  expiration  of  the  quarantine  period,  and  the 
sale  will  be  made  at  such  place  as  may  be  designated  by  the  inspector. 
From  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  an  amount  equal  to  the  charges  for 
feed  and  care  of  the  animals  and  the  expense  of  the  sale  will  be  cov- 
ered into  the  United  States  Treasury,  and  the  remainder,  if  any, 
will  be  held  for  the  owners,  but  if  not  called  for  at  the  end  of  six 
months  from  the  date  of  sale,  this  balance  will  be  deposited  in  the 
United  States  Treasury. 

SMOKING;  VISITORS;  PUBLIC  SALES. 

Regulation  31. — Smoking  is  strictly  forbidden  within  any  quar- 
antine inclosure.  Visitors  shall  not  be  admitted  to  quarantine  inclo- 
sures.  Owners  shall  not  be  admitted  except  when  acting  as  attendants 
throughout  the  quarantine  period.  Owners,  officers  of  registry  socie- 
ties, and  others  may,  however,  be  admitted  on  the  last  day  of  the  quar- 
antine period  of  animals,  upon  special  written  permission  from  the 
inspector.    No  public  sale  shall  be  allowed  within  quarantine  grounds. 


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RECORD  OF  TEMPERATURES. 

Regulation  32. — The  inspector  shall,  in  his  daily  rounds,  as  far  as 
possible,  take  the  temperature  of  each  animal,  beginning  with  the 
herds  that  have  been  longest  in  quarantine  and  ending  with  the  most 
recent  arrivals,  and  shall  record  such  temperatures  on  lists  kept  for 
that  purpose.  In  passing  from  one  herd  to  another  he  shall  in- 
variably wash  his  thermometer  and  hands  in  a  weak  solution  (1  to  40) 
of  carbolic  acid. 

APPEARANCE  OF  DISEASE  IN  QUARANTINE. 

Regulation  33. — If  any  disease  diagnosed  to  be  of  a  contagious  na- 
ture shall  appear  the  inspector  shall  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  who  shall  visit  the  station  personally  or  send  a  vet- 
erinary inspector,  and  on  the  confirmation  of  the  diagnosis  the  herd 
shall  be  disposed  of  according  to  the  gravity  of  the  affection.  The 
yard  and  shed  in  which  such  disease  shall  have  appeared  shall  be  sub- 
jected to  a  thorough  disinfection.  Litter  and  fodder  shall  be  burned. 
Yards,  fences,  sheds,  utensils,  and  other  appliances  shall  be  disin- 
fected as  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  may  direct. 
The  infected  herd  shall  be  rigidly  confined  to  its  stable  or  stables, 
where  disinfectants  shall  be  freely  used,  and  the  attendants  shall  be 
forbidden  all  intercourse  with  the  attendants  in  other  yards  and  with 
persons  outside  the  quarantine  grounds. 

IMPORTATIONS  FROM  NORTH  AMERICAN  COUNTRIES. 

CONSIGNMENTS  FOR  SLAUGHTER. 

Regulation  34. — Animals  admitted  from  North  American  coun- 
tries for  immediate  slaughter  under  these  regulations  shall  be  con- 
signed to  some  recognized  slaughtering  center,  and  shall  be  slaught- 
ered within  two  weeks  from  the  date  of  entry.  All  animals  admitted 
in  bond  for  export  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  at  the  port  of  entry. 

CANADA. 

AFFIDAVIT  TO  ACCOMPANY  ANIMALS. 

Regulation  35. — All  animals  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
the  Dominion  of  Canada  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  made 
by  the  owner  or  importer,  declaring  clearly  the  purpose  for  which 
said  animals  are  imported,  viz,  whether  for  breeding  purposes,  for 
milk  production,  for  work,  for  grazing,  feeding,  or  slaughter,  or  for 
exhibition  purposes,  or  whether  they  form  part  of  settlers'  effects, 
or  whether  they  are  horses  entered  for  temporary  stay,  as  provided  by 


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Regulation  36.  Said  affidavit  shall  be  presented  to  the  collector  of 
customs  at  the  port  of  entry,  who  will  decide  whether  the  animals 
are  entitled  to  entry  under  these  regulations,  and  who  will  notify  the 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  in  all  cases  where  the 
regulations  require  an  inspection  to  be  made. 

HORSES. 

Regulation  36. — Horses  for  breeding,  racing,  show,  and  sale  pur- 
poses, for  grazing,  or  for  work,  shall  be  inspected  at  the  port  of  entry, 
and  when  so  ordered  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  satisfactory  certificate  of  mallein  test 
signed  by  an  official  Canadian  veterinarian  or  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  Those  belonging  to  Indian  tribes  and 
settlers  or  immigrants  and  those  used  in  connection  with  stock  rais- 
ing (cow  ponies)  or  mining,  and  those  for  temporary  stay  at  points 
along  the  frontier  not  exceeding  two  weeks,  whether  for  pleasure, 
driving,  or  teaming,  shall  be  required  to  pass  a  veterinary  inspection 
at  the  port  of  entry  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, or  they  may  be  admitted  without  inspection  upon  written  per- 
mission from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  first  had  and  obtained : 
Prodded,  however,  That  neither  inspection  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  nor  written  permission  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  Agriculture  shall  be  required  for  Canadian  horses  for  pleas- 
ure, driving,  or  teaming,  whether  driven  or  ridden  into  the  United 
States  for  a  temporary  stay  not  to  exceed  three  days.  The  same  rule 
will  apply  to  American  horses  returning  to  the  United  States  from 
Canada  after  a  stay  in  Canada  not  to  exceed  three  days.  Horses  ad- 
mitted in  bond  for  export  from  the  United  States  shall  be  subject  to 
inspection  at  any  point  at  which  this  department  has  inspectors  sta- 
tioned. 

CATTLE  FOR  BREEDING  PURPOSES  AND  MILK  PRODUCTION. 

Regulation  37. — Cattle  for  breeding  purposes  and  milk  production 
six  months  old  or  over  must  be  inspected  and  must  be  accompanied 
by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  Canadian  official  veterinarian,  stating 
that  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief  based  on  a  careful 
physical  examination  of  the  cattle  on  the  premises  no  evidence  of 
tuberculosis  or  other  contagious  disease  was  found,  and  that  no 
other  contagious  disease  of  cattle  has  existed  in  the  district  in  which 
the  animals  have  been  kept  for  60  days  previous  to  date.  They  must 
also  be  accompanied  by  a  satisfactory  certificate  of  tuberculin  test 
(which  test  shall  have  been  made  within  30  days  of  the  date  of  im- 
portation by  a  veterinarian  in  the  employ  of  and  receiving  a  salary 


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from  the  Canadian  Government,  or  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry),  giving  the  date,  place  of  testing,  and  the  de- 
scription of  the  cattle,  with  ages  and  markings.  The  owner  must 
present  an  affidavit  that  the  said  certificates  cover  the  cattle  in 
question. 

CATTLE  FOR  GRAZING  AND  FEEDING. 

Regulation  38. — Cattle  for  grazing  or  feeding  must  be  inspected 
and  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  Canadian 
official  veterinarian,  stating  that  no  contagious  disease  affecting 
cattle,  except  tuberculosis,  has  existed  in  the  district  in  which  the 
animals  have  been  kept  for  60  days  preceding  the  date  of  impor- 
tation. 

CATTLE  FOR  EXHIBITION  PURPOSES. 

Regulation  39. — The  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  may, 
however,  by  written  order,  waive  the  tuberculin-test  requirement  for 
cattle  which  are  to  be  imported  temporarily  for  exhibition  purposes, 
provided  such  cattle  are  accompanied  by  a  satisfactory  certificate  of 
tuberculin  test  by  a  veterinarian  in  the  employ  of  and  receiving 
a  salary  from  the  Canadian  Government  made,  not  more  than  six 
months  previously  and  an  affidavit  by  the  owner  or  importer  stating 
that  the  said  certificate  of  tuberculin  test  refers  to  the  cattle  in 
question.  Any  such  cattle  which  are  not  sold  to  remain  in  the 
United  States  shall  be  returned  immediately  to  Canada  at  the  close 
of  the  exhibition.  The  department  must  be  notified  of  any  Cana- 
dian cattle  which  will  remain  in  the  United  States,  not  tested  as  re- 
quired by  Regulation  37,  and  the  tuberculin  test  will  be  applied  to 
them  by  an  inspector  of  this  department  before  shipment  to  destina- 
tion. All  cattle,  sheep,  and  swine  intended  for  exhibition  purposes 
must  be  shipped  directly  to  the  exhibition  grounds  and  must  not  be 
unloaded  in  any  public  stockyard. 

CATTLE   QUARANTINE. 

Regulation  40. — Cattle  which  are  of  a  dairy  or  breeding  type  even 
though  entered  for  grazing,  feeding,  or  slaughter,  unless  consigned 
for  immediate  slaughter  and  for  no  other  use  whatsoever,  may  be  de- 
tained in  quarantine  for  such  period  as  within  the  discretion  of  the 
inspector  is  required  under  the  circumstances,  not  less,  however,  than 
3  days,  such  quarantine  to  be  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  or  im- 
porter and  under  the  supervision  of  the  inspector.  During  such  de- 
tention they  will  be  subjected  to  rigid  inspection  and  the  tuberculin 
test.    Animals  found  free  from  disease  at  the  end  of  the  quarantine 


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will  be  released.  Animals  adjudged  diseased  shall  be  slaughtered 
under  the  supervision  of  the  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry. 

INSPECTION  OF  CATTLE. 

Regulation  41. — Cattle  imported  for  slaughter  shall  be  inspected. 
Those  forming  part  of  settlers'  effects  or  belonging  to  Indian  tribes 
may  be  admitted  through  any  port  without  inspection  or  certifica- 
tion upon  written  permission  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  first 
had  and  obtained.  Cattle  in  bond  for  export  may  be  admitted 
without  inspection  at  any  of  the  ports  named  in  Regulation  1  in 
transit  to  and  for  export  from  Portland,  Me.,  Boston,  Mass.,  New 
York,  N.  Y.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Newport  News 
and  Norfolk,  Va.,  subject  to  inspection  at  the  port  of  export:  Pro- 
vided, That  inspection  may  be  required  by  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture whenever,  in  his  opinion,  such  inspection  is  necessary. 

SHEEP. 

Regulation  42. — All  sheep  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
Canada  for  breeding,  grazing,  or  feeding  must  be  inspected  at  the 
port  of  entry  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 
They  must  also  have  been  inspected  by  a  veterinarian  in  the  employ 
of  and  receiving  a  salary  from  the  Canadian  Government,  and  be 
accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  him  stating  that  he  has  in- 
spected the  sheep  and  found  them  free  from  disease,  and  that  no 
contagious  disease  affecting  sheep  has  existed  in  the  district  in  which 
the  animals  have  been  kept  for  60  days  preceding  the  date  of  im- 
portation. The  owner  or  importer  shall  present  an  affidavit  that 
said  certificate  refers  to  the  sheep  in  question.  Any  such  sheep  which 
are  unaccompanied  by  the  aforesaid  certificate  shall  be  subjected  to 
a  quarantine  of  15  days. 

SHEEP  FOR  SLAUGHTER,  EXPORT,  ETC. 

Regulation  43. — Sheep  for  immediate  slaughter  and  those  belong- 
ing to  Indian  tribes  or  forming  part  of  settlers'  effects  will  be  ad- 
mitted at  any  port  without  inspection  when  accompanied  by  a  certi- 
ficate of  an  official  veterinarian  showing  freedom  from  disease.  Sheep 
in  bond  for  export  will  be  admitted  without  inspection  when  accom- 
panied by  such  certificate  at  any  of  the  ports  mentioned  in  Regulation 
1  in  transit  to  and  for  export  from  Portland,  Me.,  Boston,  Mass., 
New  York,  N.  Y.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Newport 
News  and  Norfolk,  Va.,  subject  to  inspection  at  the  port  of  export. 


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OTHER  RUMINANTS. 

Regulation  44. — Ruminants  other  than  cattle  and  sheep  shall  be 
accompanied  by  affidavits  similar  to  those  required  for  cattle,  and 
when  not  accompanied  by  said  affidavits,  relating  to  the  kind  of  ani- 
mals offered  for  importation,  they  shall  be  detained  in  quantities  one 
week,  or  for  such  period  as  may  be  necessary  to  determine  whether  or 
not  they  are  free  from  disease. 

SWINE. 

Regulation  45. — All  swine  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  and  shall 
be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  signed  by  a  Canadian  official  veteri- 
narian stating  that  no  swine  plague  or  hog  cholera  has  existed  within 
a  radius  of  5  miles  of  the  premises  in  which  they  have  been  kept  for 
a  period  of  six  months  immediately  preceding  the  date  of  shipment. 
The  owner  or  importer  must  present  an  affidavit  that  the  said  certifi- 
cate covers  the  swine  in  question.  Swine  not  accompanied  by  affidavit 
and  certificate  will  be  subject  to  a  quarantine  of  two  weeks  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  owner  or  importer,  under  the  supervision  of  the  in- 
spector. 

CARS  TO  BE  CLEANED  AND  DISINFECTED. 

Regulation  46. — Paragraph  1.  The  railroad  cars  used  in  the  trans- 
portation of  animals  specified  by  these  regulations  must  be  thor- 
oughly cleaned  and  disinfected  before  such  animals  are  placed  therein. 

All  litter  from  previous  shipments  must  be  removed  and  the  car 
cleaned  and  whitewashed  with  the  following  disinfectant : 

To  make  5  gallons  of  disinfectant  proceed  as  follows:  Slake  1\ 
pounds  of  lime,  using  hot  water  if  necessary  to  start  action.  Make  to 
a  cream  with  water.  Stir  in  20  fluid  ounces  of  cresol  (commercially 
known  as  carbolic  acid,  liquid)  at  least  95  per  cent  pure,  and  make  up 
to  5  gallons.  Stir  thoroughly.  If  to  be  applied  through  a  spray 
nozzle,  strain  through  a  wire  sieve.  Stir  frequently  when  apphTing, 
and  keep  covered  when  not  in  use.  The  interior  of  the  car  must  be 
completely  covered  with  this  mixture,  a  sufficient  quantity  being  ap- 
plied .to  saturate  the  woodwork  thoroughly. 

Paragraph  2.  Unless  this  regulation  is  complied  with  Canadian 
animals  will  not  be  allowed  entry  into  the  United  States,  and  animals 
from  the  United  States  will  not  be  admitted  into  Canada.  The  ship- 
per should  see  that  the  cars  are  properly  cleaned  and  disinfected 
before  animals  are  loaded. 


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MEXICO  AND  OTHER  COUNTRIES  OF  NORTH   AMERICA 
BELOW  THE  SOUTHERN  CATTLE  QUARANTINE  LINE. 

HORSES. 

Regulation  47.— Paragraph  1.  All  horses  infested  with  ticks  are 
prohibited  from  entering  the  United  States  from  the  Republic  of 
Mexico  and  other  countries  of  North  America  below  the  southern 
cattle  quarantine  line  when  destined  to  an  area  in  the  United  States 
from  which  cattle  are  excluded  by  the  Federal  or  State  authorities 
on  account  of  ticks,  unless  and  until  such  tick-infested  horses  are  first 
dipped  or  otherwise  treated  as  hereinafter  specified  in  this  regulation. 

Paragraph  2.  Horses  that  can  be  handled  and  inspected  for  ticks 
shall  be  so  inspected  at  the  port  of  entry.  The  importation  of  un- 
broken horses  (i.  e.,  those  which  are  not  gentle  and  are  not  broken 
for  saddle,  harness,  or  work)  destined  to  an  area  from  which  cattle 
are  excluded  by  the  Federal  or  State  authorities  on  account  of  ticks, 
is  prohibited  unless  the  horses  are  first  dipped  as  hereinafter  speci- 
fied in  this  regulation  for  tick-infested  horses.  However,  if  horses 
intended  for  importation  into  the  United '  States  are  held  for  six 
months  immediately  preceding  the  date  they  are  offered  for  importa- 
tion, on  premises  known  to  be  free  from  ticks,  they  may  be  admitted 
for  any  destination  without  dipping.  Horses  from  Mexico  belong- 
ing to  Indian  tribes  and  settlers  and  those  used  in  stock  raising  (cow 
ponies)  or  mining,  and  those  for  temporary  stay  at  points  along  the 
frontier  not  to  exceed  two  weeks,  whether  for  pleasure,  driving,  or 
teaming,  may  be  admitted  into  the  United  States  without  inspection, 
provided  they  are  not  entered,  moved,  or  permitted  to  enter  into  any 
portion  of  any  State  or  Territory  into  which  the  movement  of  cattle 
is  prohibited  by  the  Federal  or  State  authorities  on  account  of  ticks. 

Paragraph  3.  The  dipping  required  for  tick-infested  horses  shall 
be  done  in  Beaumont  crude  petroleum  or  standard  arsenical  solu- 
tion, or  the  horses  shall  be  otherwise  treated  in  a  manner  approved 
by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

Paragraph  4.  Horses  admitted  in  bond  for  export  from  the  United 
States  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  at  any  point  at  which  the  depart- 
ment has  inspectors  stationed. 

Paragraph  5.  Standard  arsenical  solution.  In  preparing  each  500 
gallons  of  the  standard  arsenical  solution  there  shall  be  used  10 
pounds  of  finely  powdered  white  arsenic  containing  not  less  than  99 
per  cent  of  arsenic  trioxid,  25  pounds  of  sal  soda,  and  1  gallon  of  pine 
tar.  The  arsenic  and  sal  soda  shall  be  boiled  together  in  not  less  than 
25  gallons  of  water  for  15  minutes,  or  longer  if  necessary,  to  effect 
complete  solution  of  the  arsenic.  Before  the  pine  tar  is  added  the 
temperature   of   the   solution   shall   be  reduced   to    140°    F.     This 


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may  be  done  by  the  addition  of  cold  water.  The  pine  tar  shall  then 
be  added  in  a  small  stream  while  the  solution  is  thoroughly  stirred, 
after  whieh  the  solution  shall  be  immediately  diluted  with  clear  water 
sufficient  to  make  500  gallons  of  dip. 

CATTLE. 

Regulation  48. — All  cattle  imported  under  these  regulations  from 
the  Republic  of  Mexico  and  other  countries  of  North  America  below 
the  southern  cattle  quarantine  line  must  be  inspected  at  the  port  of 
entry  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  found 
free  from  disease.  No  cattle  shall  be  imported  for  any  purpose  from 
any  district  or  area  infested  with  cattle  ticks  into  a  tick-free  area  of 
the  United  States.  Cattle  for  breeding  purposes,  milk  production, 
grazing,  or  feeding  imported  into  a  tick-free  area  of  the  United 
States  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  made  by  the  owner  stating 
that  such  cattle  have  been  in  the  district  from  which  shipped  for  60 
days  next  preceding  the  date  of  importation,  and  that  no  contagious, 
infectious,  or  communicable  disease  has  existed  among  them  for 
60  days  last  past,  and  that  no  cattle  ticks  have  been  found  on  such 
cattle  or  any  animals  with  which  they  have  come  in  contact  for  at 
least  60  days  last  past ;  also  they  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit 
made  by  the  importer,  or  his  agent  supervising  the  shipment,  stating 
that  such  cattle  while  en  route  to  the  port  of  entry  have  not  passed 
through  any  district  or  area  infested  with  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever,  or  any  other  contagious,  infectious,  or  communicable 
disease  affecting  cattle,  and  that  they  have  not  been  trailed  or  driven 
through  any  district  or  area  infested  with  cattle  ticks,  and  if  trans- 
ported by  rail  or  water,  that  they  have  been  shipped  in  clean  and  dis- 
infected cars  or  vessels,  and,  in  any  event,  that  they  have  not  been  ex- 
posed en  route  from  the  point  of  origin  to  infection  of  splenetic, 
southern,  or  Texas  fever,  or  an}^  contagious,  infectious,  or  com- 
municable disease  affecting  cattle,  or  to  cattle  ticks,  in  any  manner 
whatsoever. 

Regulation  49. — Paragraph  1.  All  tick-infested  cattle  offered  for 
importation  under  these  regulations  from  the  Republic  of  Mexico 
into  that  part  of  Texas  below  the  southern  cattle-quarantine  line 
shall  be  imported  only  through  the  following  ports:  Eagle  Pass, 
Laredo,  Rio  Grande  City,  Edinburg,  Brownsville,  Galveston,  Port 
Arthur,  and  Texas  City,  and  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  of  the 
owner,  stating  that  such  cattle  have  been  in  the  district  from  which 
shipped  for  60  days  next  preceding  the  date  of  importation;  that 
no  contagious,  infectious,  or  communicable  disease  has  existed  among 
them  or  among  any  animals  with  which  they  have  come  in  contact 


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for  GO  days  last  past,  except  the  so-called  splenetic  or  Texas  fever; 
also,  by  affidavit  of  the  importer,  or  his  agent  supervising  the  ship- 
ment, stating  that  the  cattle  have  not  passed  through  any  district 
infected  with  contagious  diseases  affecting  animals  of  their  kind, 
except  the  so-called  splenetic  or  Texas  fever;  that  they  have  not 
been  exposed  in  any  possible  manner  to  the  contagion  of  any  con- 
tagious disease,  except  the  so-called  splenetic  or  Texas  fever;  and 
that  the  animals,  when  not  trailed  or  driven,  have  been  shipped  in 
cars  and  vessels  which  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected  except  as  to 
ticks.  When  such  cattle  are  not  accompanied  by  the  affidavits  here- 
inbefore described  they  shall  be  detained  in  quarantine  at  the  port 
of  entry  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  or  importer,  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  inspector,  for  such  period  as  may  be  necessary  to  de- 
termine whether  such  cattle  are  entitled  to  entry  under  these' regu- 
lations. During  this  detention  in  quarantine  a  rigid  inspection  by 
an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  shall  be  made,  in- 
cluding the  tuberculin  test  if  deemed  necessary.  All  such  cattle 
when  entered  shall  be  subject  to  the  regulations  governing  the  han- 
dling and  transportation  of  cattle  from  the  districts  infected  with 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever;  and  they  may  be  shipped  from 
Texas  to  slaughtering  centers  for  immediate  slaughter,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  govern- 
ing the  interstate  movement  of  live  stock. 

Paragraph  2.  All  tick-infected  cattle  shipped  by  water  and  offered 
for  importation  under  these  regulations  from  the  Republic  of  Mexico 
into  that  part  of  Texas  below  the  southern  cattle  quarantine  line 
shall  be  subject  to  a  quarantine  at  the  port  of  entry  of  not  less  than 
two  days,  during  which  period  such  inspection  shall  be  made  of  the 
said  cattle  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary  in  order  to  determine  their  eligibility  for  impor- 
tation under  these  regulations.  Permits  must  be  procured  for  the 
importation  of  cattle  from  any  of  the  other  countries  below  the 
southern  cattle  quarantine  line  in  accordance  with  Regulation  11  of 
these  regulations,  and  all  such  cattle  must  be  accompanied  by  a  cer- 
tificate from  the  local  authority  of  the  district  in  which  the  said 
animals  have  been  continuously  located  for  60  days  stating  that  no 
disease  contagious  to  cattle  has  existed  in  said  district  for  60  days 
preceding  and  all  such  cattle  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  quarantine 
and  inspections  as  provided  in  this  regulation  for  tick-infested 
cattle. 

SHEEP. 

Regulation  50. — Sheep  for  breeding  purposes,  grazing,  feeding,  or 
for  slaughter  will  be  admitted  from  Mexico  if  found  upon  inspection 


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by  an  inspector  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  to 
be  free  from  scabies  or  other  contagious  disease  and  are  accompanied 
by  an  affidavit  made  by  the  owner  stating  that  they  have  been  in 
the  district  from  which  shipped  for  60  days  next  preceding  the  date 
of  importation  and  that  no  contagious  disease  affecting  sheep  has 
existed  among  them,  nor  among  other  sheep  with  which  they  have 
come  in  contact,  for  60  days  last  past ;  also  by  an  affidavit  made  by 
the  importer  or  his  agent  supervising  the  shipment  stating  that  they 
have  not  passed  through  any  district  infected  with  contagious  dis- 
eases affecting  sheep,  and  that  they  have  not  been  exposed  in  any 
possible  manner  to  the  contagion  of  any  contagious  disease,  and  that 
the  animals,  if  not  trailed  or  driven,  have  been  shipped  in  clean  and 
disinfected  cars  and  vessels  direct  from  the  farm  or  ranch  where  pur- 
chased. But  such  sheep  shall,  nevertheless,  be  dipped  at  least  once 
at  the  expense  of  the  owner  as  prescribed  in  the  department  regula- 
tions to  prevent  the  spread  of  scabies  in  sheep,  before  being  per- 
mitted to  proceed  to  their  destination  in  the  United  States  or  to 
mingle  with  other  sheep.  Sheep  unaccompanied  by  the  required 
affidavits  must  be  detained  in  quarantine  for  one  week,  or  as  long 
as  may  be  required,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  or  importer,  under 
the  supervision  of  the  inspector,  and  twice  dipped  as  provided 
herein. 

SWINE  AND  RUMINANTS  OTHER  THAN  CATTLE  AND  SHEEP. 

Regulation  51. — Paragraph  1.  All  swine  and  ruminants,  other  than 
cattle  and  sheep,  shipped  by  land  from  Mexico  shall  be  accompanied 
by  affidavits  similar  to  those  required  for  cattle  and  sheep  relating 
to  the  existence  of  contagious  disease  affecting  the  kind  of  animals 
offered  for  importation,  and  when  not  accompanied  by  said  affidavits 
shall  be  detained  in  quarantine  for  one  week,  as  provided  for  cattle 
and  sheep. 

Paragraph  2.  All  swine  and  ruminants,  other  than  cattle  shipped 
by  water  and  offered  for  importation  from  countries  of  Xorth  Amer- 
ica below  the  southern  cattle  quarantine  line,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
quarantine  at  the  port  of  entry  of  not  less  than  two  days,  during 
which  period  such  inspections  shall  be  made  of  said  animals  by  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  as  may  be  deemed  neces- 
sary in  order  to  determine  their  eligibility  for  importation  under 
these  regulations.  Permits  must  be  procured  for  the  importation  of 
all  such  animals  in  accordance  with  Regulation  11  of  these  regula- 
tions and  all  such  animals  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  from 
the  local  authority  of  the  district  in  which  the  said  animals  have 
been  continuously  located  for  60  days,  stating  that  no  disease  conta- 
gious to  cattle  or  to  the  kind  or  kinds  of  animals  has  existed  in  said 


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district  for  GO  clays  preceding.  All  such  animals  shall  be  subject  to 
the  same  quarantine  and  inspections  as  provided  for  tick-infested 
cattle 

ANIMALS  IN  BOND. 

Regulation  52. — Animals  from  Mexico  in  bond  to  Canada  enter- 
ing and  passing  through  United  States  territory  will  be  subject  to 
inspection  at  the  port  of  entry,  or  at  any  point  en  route,  by  an  in- 
spector of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  if  found  diseased 
or  to  have  been  exposed  to  the  contagion  of  disease,  shall  be  dealt 
with  as  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  may  direct,  depending  upon 
the  nature  of  the  disease,  as  provided  by  these  regulations  for  the 
particular  kind  of  animal  or  animals  so  affected  or  exposed. 

PRIOR  ORDER  ANNULLED. 

B.  A.  I.  Order  No.  209  and  all  amendments  thereto  shall  cease  to 
be  effective  on  and  after  May  1,  1918,  on  and  after  which  date  this 
order,  which  for  purposes  of  identification  is  designated  as  B.  A.  I. 
Order  25  9;  shall  become  effective. 


WASHINGTON  :  GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE  :  1918 


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